A day ago, Tamil actor Raghava Lawrence announced that his next movie is 'Chandramukhi 2' directed by P. Vasu which is the sequel to Superstar Rajinikanth's career-best hit 'Chandramukhi' released in 2005. He also pledged to donate Rs 3 crores for the coronavirus relief funds, the amount he had received as advance money for the film.

"Hai friends and fans, I want to share a happy news with you all. One of my next project is my thailavar’s movie chandramuki 2, I’m so lucky to act in this project with Thalaivar’s permission and blessings which is Directed by P. Vasu sir and produced by my lucky producer sun pictures kalanithi maran sir. With the advance I get from it, I humbly pledge to contribute 3 crores for Coronavirus relief fund. 50 lakhs to the PM - CARES fund, 50 Lakhs to CM relief Fund (Tamil Nadu) , 50 lakhs for fefsi union and I want to extend my special contribution of 50 lakhs for my dancer’s union and 25 lakhs for my physical abled boys and 75 lakhs for daily labour’s and for people from my birth place Royapuram, desiyanagar. All food essentials will be delivered with the help of police with proper safety. Service is god," Lawrence wrote.

While netizens are lauding the actor for his incredible gesture, Malayalam actor Shammi Thilakan has used it to take a dig at the superstars. Praising Lawrence's selfless contribution through his Facebook post, actor Shammi said that now the "superstars of Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam film industries are anxious over the donation." Mocking AMMA and the Superstar, he further added that "there are panels to discuss whether to ban Malayalam actors who are working in Lawrence's movie."

Here's Shammi Thilakan's Facebook post: